Unlike the experience of many local communities that were forced to cancel festive events, the annual Barnet Christmas Fayre went ahead as planned and was well supported given the showery Sunday weather.
“We are back on the map at last” was the cry that went up at the unveiling of three roadside signs declaring “Welcome to Arkley Village”.
Continue reading Regaining recognition: Arkley residents applaud newly installed welcome signs
Plans are afoot to upgrade Barnet Council’s free-to-use tennis courts — which include six courts just off Mays Lane and others at Tudor Park Sports Ground, Victoria Recreation Ground, and Oak Hill Park — and then introduce a booking system and charges for playing tennis.
Continue reading Improvements proposed for Barnet’s tennis courts — and then charging to use them
Rehearsals are well underway for the children’s show at the annual Barnet Christmas Fayre on Sunday 5 December — a welcome return after the loss last year of the town’s festivities due to the Covid.19 lockdown restrictions.
Campaigners against high-rise blocks of flats being built on tube station car parks — including High Barnet, Finchley Central, Cockfosters and Arnos Grove — staged a spirited protest during the last question time session for the Mayor of London at City Hall.
Continue reading Mayor of London challenged by campaigners for saving tube station car parks
With the return of many more passengers on the London Underground, the book-swap bookshelf at High Barnet tube station is proving so popular it has almost run out of books.
Continue reading Any surplus books? Donations wanted at High Barnet tube station’s book-swap
An ancient ditch in the woods along the northern boundary of Monken Hadley Common has been reinstated after the area was cleared of builders’ rubble that had been dumped on the land.
Continue reading Restoring an age-old ditch — success for volunteers at Monken Hadley Common
A hand-coloured tribute from a six-year-old Barnet schoolgirl was added to the wreaths of poppies laid around the war memorial at Barnet Parish Church during the Remembrance Sunday Service.
Continue reading A very personal Act of Remembrance at High Barnet war memorial
Ambitious plans to develop and expand the twice weekly Barnet Market have been given the go ahead by BYM Capital, the new owners of The Spires shopping centre.
Continue reading Stallholders taking the lead in plans to expand twice weekly Barnet Market
One of the top priorities for High Barnet’s dedicated team of police officers — the Safer Neighbourhood Team — is to respond to complaints about anti-social behaviour in the High Street including begging on the pavement and disturbances involving rowdy youngsters.
Continue reading Neighbourhood police officers anxious to strengthen contact with the community
A renewed attempt to secure planning approval to build 152 houses and flats on the Whalebones fields and woods has been rejected by a government planning inspector, Jonathan Price.
Continue reading Whalebones fields and woods saved again: planning appeal dismissed
By the spring of next year and the second anniversary in March of the start of lockdown there should be a carpet of daffodils on the lawn in front of Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School.
After missing out on singing together and being forced for so long to rehearse via Zoom, the Barnet Choral Society are preparing for a stylish comeback presenting a performance of Verdi Requiem at their first concert for two years.
Continue reading Comeback concert for Barnet Choral Society after months having to rehearse via Zoom
A government decision is expected before the end of the year on the future of the Grasvenor Avenue Infant School where staff and parents have already been warned about its possible closure in July next year.
Continue reading High Barnet infant school under threat of closure
Secondary school pupils who play an instrument or who are studying music are being invited to take part in a young composers’ competition organised by the High Barnet Chamber Music Festival.
Continue reading Music festival aims to encourage budding young composers
After Premier Inn abandoned its plans to build a new hotel on the former Barnet Market site, the empty land is back on the market for potential redevelopment with flats and townhouses.
Continue reading Barnet Market site for sale again — and it could be developed with new housing
A former warehouse and office block in Moxon Street is to be converted into a special needs school for up to 90 children with autism if Barnet Council gives the go ahead.
Signature at Barnet, a new care home with 100 apartments, which is due to open for residents in March next year, will become the largest nursing home in High Barnet.
After missing out last year, the High Street will be closed to traffic again for the annual Barnet Christmas Fayre on Sunday 5 December.
Continue reading December highlight: Christmas Fayre returns to Barnet High Street
Residents and admirers of High Barnet have every encouragement to enter a competition to write the best “Love Letter to London” — after all this is said by many to be the most historic town within Greater London.
Continue reading A chance to write a “Love Letter to London” with a High Barnet twist
Closed circuit television and a steel security fence have been installed along a stretch of the St Albans Road to deter fly tippers who for years have taken advantage of a notorious dumping ground.
Continue reading Fly tippers beware: St Albans Road dumping ground now being monitored by CCTV
For the first time since it was opened 30 years ago the top deck of The Spires car park became a place to linger, look and admire. Lined up was an impressive display of vintage and classic cars.
Continue reading Classic and vintage cars bring out crowds for return of much anticipated show
Two inspired community projects — encouraging community gardens and collecting unwanted fruit — celebrated their initiatives by combining to hold a joint workshop to produce local apple juice.
Continue reading Putting surplus apples to good use: supplying food banks and producing fruit juice
Fewer entries than usual at the annual show organised by the Barnet and District Beekeepers Association were only to be expected after so much unseasonal weather but there was praise as well for the standard achieved.
Continue reading Tough year for bees cuts entries at Barnet’s annual honey show
Jimmy Greaves, the legendary English footballer who has died at the age of 81, is held in great affection by fans of Barnet Football Club who remember seeing him play at Underhill in the 1977-78 football season.
Fog of War, a play written around the life of a community of local women living through the sound and fury of the 1471 Battle of Barnet, had its premiere in the historic setting of the garden of Monken Hadley Church.
A welcome return of his annual garden fete — together with rides for children around his miniature railway track — were another sign of life returning to normal at the Wood Street home of retired Barnet family practitioner Dr Ian Johnson.
A plan to construct as many as six blocks of flats over the car park and storage yard at High Barnet tube station appears to have been abandoned — at least for the foreseeable future.
After its cancellation last year, Barnet Medieval Festival returned with a superb display of medieval history and a stylish re-enactment of Wars of the Roses combat which provided a magnificent in-character celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet.
After the cancellation of so many social events during the last 18 months because of the Covid.19 pandemic, the welcome return of the Barnet Medieval Festival with its battlefield re-enactments kicks off what promises to be a packed programme of weekend attractions for the rest of September.
Continue reading Packed programme of autumn social events brings Barnet back to life
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This includes: recycling and refuse bin collection days, library and leisure centre opening dates and hours, and our customer contact centre.
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